This transaction will reduce both the cash and accounts payable sheets.
In accounting, an account payable is any contribution from a debit party, which appears as a result of a purchase of goods or services in terms of credit, to a creditor party. The reduction of this sheet is due to the fact that with the payment, there are less accounts payable.
Also, cash money is the name of money in the form of coins or paper money (bills) used to make cash payments. The reduction of this sheet is due to the fact that with the payment the available cash is reduced.
The word astronauts in the sentence is functioning as the direct object.
Direct objects are often a noun phrase that refers to a person or thing that <u>receives</u> the action of the verb. In order to spot a direct object within a sentence, remember to ask yourself “who” or “what” is receiving the action. The answer in this case would be: <em>"the austronauts". </em>
